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Coho calamity at James Island wharf Sidney Anglers lose 5,000 smolts to ‘second-rate’ equipment failure Angela Cowan News staff
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It was supposed to have been a triumphant afternoon. Members of the Sidney Anglers Association gathered at the James Island wharf in Central Saanich last Wednesday to oversee the release of about 18,000 Coho salmon smolts into a net pen secured to the dock. The project is a collaborative effort between the Anglers and the Tsawout Fisheries to help enhance and replenish “We don’t Coho salmon stocks in the Salish Sea, and is in its fourth year. just raise fish. All was set to be an exciting release of the fish into the ocean What we’re when an equipment failure struck trying to do a huge blow to the project. is raise good A hose on the oxygen delivery system of one tank failed, causing stewards.” 5,000 smolts to die. – Grant It’s the unfortunate result of MacPherson having to deal with “second-rate equipment,” said Sidney Anglers director Grant MacPherson. “Most of the stuff is begged, borrowed or stolen. That’s what we’re faced with,” he said. “With expertise we’re rich, but we don’t have a lot of financial resources.” The loss represents thousands of volunteer hours, something the project is already short on. PLEASE SEE: Huge loss of salmon puts a dent, page 4
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